The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Sivuyile Madikana & Yanga Madlala crossed the line in 1:18:57: 222nd of 477 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:59 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town ran slow: the 227 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:50v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:00v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:51v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:43v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:51v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:10v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 460
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 460 men's teams who finished.